AUSTRALIA’S DEFENCE
INQUIRY INTO OFFICER’S DISMISSAL, United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright CANBERRA, June 26. On the recommendation of the Minister of Defence (Sir George Pearce), the Federal Cabinet has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the invaliding and discharge of Lieutenant-Commander A. D. Casey from the Royal Australian Navy. Lieutenant-Commander Casey took his life after he had been discharged. His relatives have since sought an inquiry into the circumstances of his dismissal, which, it *is claimed, contributed to his death. Lieutenant-Commander Casey received no compensation when he was dismissed.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19836, 27 June 1934, Page 5
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